ST0CKHAI4 
Creative  Life. 


Creatitie  life 

A  Special  Letter  to 
Young  Girls 


.ytuthor  of 
"Tokology,"  "K«fezxa."  "The  Lover's  World,"  Etc. 


BetD,  Bttoictt  anH  (EnlarseH  <I^litttoii 


CHICAGO 
THE    PROGRESS   COMPANY 

515-519  Rand-McNally  Bldg. 


j:reative  lifEj 

A  Special  Letter  to  Young  Girls 


BY 

ALICE   B.  STOCKHAM,  M.D. 

^kMoTO/ "TOKOLOGY,"  "KAREZZA,"   "THE  LOVER'S  WORLD,"  ETC 


ILLUSTRATED  BY 

BERTHA    L.   CORBETT 


SDPPLEMKNTARY  TO 

K  O  R  A  D  I  N  E 


New,   Revised  and  Enlarged  Edition 


CHICAGO 
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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  189} 

By  ALICE  B.  STOCKHAM  &  CO. 

In  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

All  Rights  Reserved 


COPYRIGHT,  1904,  BY 
THE  STOCKHAM  PUBLISHING  CO. 


PREFACE 

Koradine  was  planned  with  the  purpose 
of  disclosing  to  young  girls  knowledge 
that  is  usually  withheld  from  them.  The 
intention  was  that  Koradine  should  dis- 
cover her  relations  to  life,  even  to  the 
mysteries  of  Creative  Life. 

As  the  work  progressed,  however,  she 
grew  into  knowledge  of  spiritual  law, 
which  includes  all  other,  and  is  most  im- 
portant for  all  to  understand.  Becoming 
convinced  that  this  same  spiritual  law  has 
a  practical  application  to  Creative  Life, 
and  that  the  knowledge  of  it  will  bring 
help  and  hope  to  many,  it  was  written  as 
a  supplement  to  Koradine. 

At  the  discretion  of  parents  this  may 
be  given  to  or  withheld  from  their 
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daughters  and  sons,  for  really,  while  the 
book  has  been  planned  and  written  for 
young  girls,  the  vital  truths  are  equally 
important  for  young  men. 

The  discussion  of  the  subject  of  Crea- 
tive Life  is  boundless,  and  no  doubt  many 
questions  will  arise  in  the  mind  of  the 
reader;  I  shall  hold  myself  in  readiness  to 
answer  them  in  so  far  as  I  am  able.  Most 
persons,  however,  after  the  second  or  third 
perusal  of  Creative  Life  especially  if  read 
in  connection  with  Koradine,  will  be  able 
to  make  practical  application  of  the  prin- 
ciples. The  very  practice  will  enable  one 
to  make  new  discoveries,  and  each  reve- 
lation in  turn  leads  to  others.  Earnest 
desire  for  wisdom  and  true  knowledge 
will  surely  be  answered. 

The  glimpses  of  truth  given  in  this  Let- 
ter are  sent  out  with  love  blessings  from 


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the  author.  The  girls  of  all  lands  are 
very  dear  to  me,  and  as  I  know  that  it  is 
not  always  essential  to  have  bitter  expe- 
riences to  arrive  at  a  true  conception  of 
life,  I  am  sure  that  the  knowledge  in 
these  pages  may  prevent  not  only  phys- 
ical pain,  but  heart  sorrow.  The  unity  of 
all  things,  the  oneness  of  all  life,  is  the 
central  point  from  which  all  else  radiates 

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Creative    Life 

My  Dear  Young  Girls: 

You  doubtless  have  read  Koradme  with 
interest  and  profit,  and  I  trust  you  under- 
stand the  principles  of  the  real  and  the 
true  life,  and  know  that  by  practicing 
them  and  living  in  the  thought  of  them 
you  will,  from  day  to  day  and  year  to 
year,  grow  in  knowledge  of  all  things,  and 
gain  in  ability  to  solve  every  difficult 
problem  that  may  come  to  you. 

The  truths  presented  in  Koradine  are 
of  universal  application.  Upon  hearing 
the  statements  of  the  law,  some  realize 
them  at  once;  others  are  slow  to  give  up 
the  old  way  of  thinking,  and  realization 
comes  to  them  gradually,  through  the  aid 
of  experience. 

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Once  released  from  the  power  of  the 
material  realm  and  the  thralldom  of  the 
sense  world,  all  phases  of  life  have  a 
different  aspect.  Interest  in  surroundings 
is  not  diminished.  On  the  contrary,  all 
things  have  new  meanings,  and  great 
power  is  perceived  back  of  and  above  all 
nature's  processes.  The  tiniest  plant  and 
the  giant  of  the  forest,  each  is  in  accord 
with  universal  law,  and  teaches  a  lesson 
to  him  who  reads.  Every  human  being 
is  a  unit  of  the  whole.  Realizing  this, 
each  lives  his  life  and  is  happy  in  it, 
although  it  may  be  totally  unlike  that  of 
any  other.  As  no  two  faces  are  alike,  so 
the  experiences  of  no  two  persons  are 
alike.  Free  development,  according  to 
one's  own  individuality,  gives  the  greatest 
satisfaction. 

The  humming-bird  is  happy  in  his  life, 


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the  eagle  in  his,  the  owl  in  his.  One  can 
not  take  the  place  of  another.  You  can 
live  a  true  life,  be  useful  and  happy  in  it, 
though  it  be  very  different  from  another. 

In  your  creative  powers,  however,  you 
express  individuality,  and  at  the  same 
time  show  your  relation  to  the  whole 
world,  more  than  in  any  other  way.  You 
are  given  the  ability  to  do,  to  form,  to 
make,  and  even  to  create. 

At  a  certain  age  the  baby  has  a  desire 
to  walk;  his  very  toes  throb  with  this 
desire,  and  from  his  baby  mind,  little  by 
little,  he  evolves  the  ability.  Later  he 
draws  his  cart;  he  fills  it  with  dirt;  he 
makes  a  horse  and  buggy  with  a  chair 
and  string.  The  mother  or  the  kinder- 
gartner  leads  him  through  weaving,  paper 
folding,  modeling,  etc.,  to  discover  nat- 
ural laws  and  the  principles  of  science, 


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which  he  applies  in  manifold  creations. 
All  these  things  are  expressions  of  crea- 
tive life. 

This  power  to  do,  to  make,  to  create, 
like  all  other  powers  and  faculties,  comes 
from  the  spirit,  can  be  developed  from 
within  and  made  to  show  forth  in  every 
avenue  of  life,  and  can  be  guided  into 
good  and  useful  results. 

Between  the  ages  of  eleven  and  four- 
teen, children  have  a  new  evidence  of 
their  power  to  construct  and  to  create. 
This  power  has  always  been  present,  but 
ordinarily  they  do  not  experience  the 
special  signs  of  its  presence  until  they  are 
old  enough  to  understand  that  these  signs 
are  the  best  and  truest  indication  of  their 
connection  with  the  great  circle  of  life; 
that  each  is  a  part  of  the  whole. 

The  seed,  the  germ  of  a  new  life  is  ma- 


CREATIVE    LIFE  II 

turing.  The  sign  that  comes  with  it  is 
the  strong  voice  of  life  demanding  per- 
petuation. 

Girls  have  certain  physical  signs  of  the 
development  of  this  creative  power.  The 
breasts  become  full  and  rounded,  the  hips 
broaden,  hair  grows  under  the  arms  and 
upon  the  pubes,  while  the  ovaries  are 
developed,  the  womb  enlarges,  and  sooner 
or  later  menstruation  occurs. 


THE    ORGANS    OF   CREATIVE    LIFE 

in  woman  consist  of  ovaries,  oviducts, 
uterus,  vagina  and  mammary  glands,  or 
breasts. 

The  ovaries  are  two  almond-shaped 
bodies,  situated  about  two  and  one-half 
inches  to  the  right  and  to  the  left  of  the 
uterus.    They  are  enclosed  in  broad  liga- 


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CREATIVE   LIFE 


ments  and  connected  with  the  womb  by 
thread-like  cords  called  oviducts. 

The  oviducts  or  fallopian  tubes  are  mi- 
nute round  openings  from  the  upper  and 
lateral  portion  of  the  uterus,  about  three 
inches    in  length,  with   finger-like   ends. 


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The  latter  are  minute  muscular  bodies, 
which  grasp  the  ovum  as  it  bursts  through 
the  membranes  of  the  ovary,  and  convey 
it  into  the  oviduct  on  its  way  to  the 
uterus.  The  ovum  is  less  than  1-120  of 
an  inch  in  diameter,  and  the  cavity  of  the 


CREATIVE    LIFE  1 3 

oviduct  is  SO  small  that  it  would  scarcely 
allow  the  entrance  of  a  bristle. 

The  uterus  or  womb  is  a  pear-shaped 
muscular  organ  situated  in  the  lower  por- 
tion of  the  pelvis,  between  the  bladder 
and  rectum.  It  is  about  three  inches  in 
length  two  inches  in  width,  and  one  in 
thickness. 

The  walls  of  the  uterus  are  muscular, 
and  about  half  an  inch  in  thickness.  The 
cavity  is  small  and  has  three  openings, 
two  at  the  top  into  the  oviducts,  and  one 
at  the  bottom  into  the  vagina.  The  lat- 
ter opening  is  called  the  os  uteri,  or  mouth 
of  the  womb.  The  outside  of  the  uterus 
is  covered  with  the  same  kind  of  mem- 
brane that  lines  the  walls  of  the  abdomen. 
This  lining  is  called  the  peritoneum. 
Broad  ligaments  are  formed  of  folds  of 
this  membrane;    these  help  to  hold  the 


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Uterus  and  ovaries  in  place.  The  broad 
ligaments  extend  to  either  side  of  the 
pelvis,  where  they  are  firmly  attached; 
they  envelop  the  ovaries  and  oviducts. 
There  are  round  ligaments  attached  to 
the  upper  portion  of  the  uterus  which 
pass  to  the  walls  of  the  lower  abdomen 
and,  dividing,  become  lost  in  its  tissues 
and  muscles. 

The  vagina^  the  outlet  or  passage  from 
the  uterus,  is  from  four  to  six  inches  in 
length,  and  is  of  firm  but  very  elastic 
tissue.  The  neck  of  the  uterus  dips  into 
the  upper  part  of  the  vagina  less  than 
one  inch.  The  uterus  and  the  vagina  are 
not  one  and  the  same  as  many  suppose, 
yet  they  communicate  with  each  other. 
The  vagina  serves  as  a  passage  for  the 
menstrual  fluid,  for  the  child  at  birth,  and 
for  the  male  organ  in  the  sexual  relation; 


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and  assists  the  other  muscles  in  holding 
the  uterus  in  place. 

The  mammary  glands,  or  ^^^^j/i",  secrete 
milk  to  nourish  the  child  after  its  birth. 
Breasts,  round  and  full, 
have  always  been  con- 
sidered a  sign  of  a  girl's 
beauty  and  perfection 
Truly>  there  is  nothing 
more  beautiful  in  all 
nature !  They  are  hon- 
ored in  literature,  and  often  reverenced 
as  indicating  states  of  soul  growth. 
Through  the  nerves,  they  have  a  close 
connection  with  the  other  sexual  organs 
and  thus  often  give  signs  of  the  approach- 
ing menses,  by  becoming  swollen  and 
tender. 

The  sexual  organs  of  woman  are  thus 
briefly  described.    They  mark  the  differ- 


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ence  between  her  and  man  and  make  it 
possible  for  her  to  become  a  mother. 
She  must  have  ovaries  in  which  the  little 
ova,  or  eggs,  are  developed;  oviducts , 
through  which  these  ova  are  carried  to 
the  womb;  a  womb,  or  uterus,  where  the 
baby  grows  during  nine  months,  from  a 
mere  speck  to  a  lusty,  kicking,  crying  fel- 
low; a  vag'zna,  strong  and  muscular,  to  do 
its  part  in  keeping  the  organs  in  place, 
and  through  which  the  child  may  pass 
from  the  womb. 

Menstruation  is  the  flow  of  blood  from 
the  womb  that  occurs  each  month  as  the 
seed-germ  ripens  in  the  ovaries.  It 
assumes  a  regular  periodicity  of  twenty- 
eight  days,  beginning  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen or  fifteen  and  continuing  until 
forty-five  or  fifty.  This  discharge  is  more 
or  less  scanty  according  to  the  health  and 


CREATIVE    LIFE  1 7 

development  of  the  individual.  Some 
thinkers  say  that  it  is  possible  for  this 
function  to  cease  entirely;  that  in  perfect 
health  and  in  a  race  of  higher  develop- 
ment, women  v^ill  not  menstruate.  It  is 
true  now  that  girls  who  have  a  correct 
idea  of  this  function,  and  have  perfect 
health,  experience  no  pain,  and  have  but 
..Mght  flow. 

The  discharge  is  the  only  symptom  that 
many  girls  experience  in  menstruation. 
This  is  usually  the  case  with  those  whose 
lives  are  usefully  and  happily  employed, 
who  pay  no  special  attention  to  its  recur- 
rence, who  never  men  Ion  the  event  to 
companions,  and  who  have  no  base  ideas 
in  regard  to  it. 

A  girl  should  pay  most  careful  atten- 
tion to  cleanliness  during  menstruation. 
She  should  be  provided  with  a  circular 


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girdle  of  strong  drilling  or  muslin  cut 
upon  the  bias,  so  that  it  may  be  elastic; 
have  tabs  upon  which  to  pin  the  folded 
napkin.  She  should  also  be  provided 
with  at  least  six  napkins  18x36  inches. 
They  may  be  made  of  absorbent  cotton 
fabric  that  is  sold  for  this  special  purpose. 
These  napkins  should  be  changed  at 
least  twice  a  day.  It  is  also  impoitant 
that  one  should  wash  in  tepid  or  wasm 
water  with  each  change.  At  the  close  of 
the  period  take  a  bath  and  change  all 
clothing.  One  cannot  be  too  careful  to 
follow  these  directions  and  thus  maintain 
sweetness  of  person  and  of  clothing. 

Menstruation  is  a  sign  of  the  possibility 
of  motherhood.  Realizing  this  fact,  one 
cannot  fail  to  have  a  high  idea  of  the 
function,  for  is  it  not  true  that  "a  mother 
is  the  holiest  thing  alive?" 


CREATIVE   LIFE  1 9 

Most  girls  naturally  and  instinctively 
desire  children;  the  maternal  instinct 
being  evinced  very  early  in  the  affection 
and  care  of  their  dolls — mimic  child  life. 
A  woman's  mind  is  perverted  by  false 
ideas  if  she  desires  a  childless  life;  and 
yet  it  is  not  always  essential  that  the 
maternal  desire  be  gratified  in  having 
children.  There  may  be  another  plane 
upon  which  the  faculty  is  expended; 
tJioughts  of  great  value  to  the  world  may 
be  born. 

One  learns  never  to  mention  the  recur- 
rence of  her  menses  to  others,  because  it 
is  a  matter  of  such  significance  in  her  ex- 
perience that  it  belongs  to  her  alone. 
One  also  exaggerates  the  symptoms  that 
sometimes  accompany  it  by  reiterating 
the  fact.  I  have  known  girls  who  were 
not  satisfied  until  they  had  published  ihis 


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monthly  event  to  all  their  associates, 
looking  for  sympathy,  and  also  exemp- 
tion from  accustomed  duties. 

A  girl  understanding  the  symbol  of 
menstruation  and  having  ordinary  health, 
need  make  no  change  in  her  habits  for 
this  function.  She  engages  in  study  and 
work  as  usual,  eats  the  same  food,  takes 
her  accustomed  hot  or  cold  bath,  know- 
ing that  this  is  a  natural  function,  differ- 
ing from  others  only  in  its  special 
meaning.  In  this,  as  in  other  things,  one 
has  a  right  to  health.  One  may  have  to 
reverse  the  teachings  and  traditions  of 
the  past,  but  the  compensation  will  be 
freedom  from  pain  and  discomfort. 

Menstruation  is  not  a  disease;  it  is  em- 
phatically an  action  of  health,  and  must 
be  so  considered.  Do  not  dwell  upon  it. 
Do  not  think   of  it  as  requiring  special 


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consideration.  As  with  other  processes, 
let  the  subconscious  mind  do  its  perfect 
work.  There  are  many  ways  to  do  this. 
Engage  the  entire  attention  in  some  oc- 
cupation. If  one  has  no  special  work  on 
hand,  invent  something — dress,  go  out 
riding  or  calling,  or  on  some  natural  sci- 
ence excursion.  The  main  thing  is  to  be 
fully  and  congenially  employed.  I  knew 
one  lady,  subject  to  severe  pain  each 
month,  whose  custom  was  to  heat  water 
and  go  to  washing,  believing  that  warmth 
and  activity  were  the  surest  means  of 
averting  inflammation. 

I  once  knew  a  woman  physician  who 
suffered  painfully  at  menstruation,  but 
found  when  compelled  to  visit  patients 
that  she  was  relieved  from  the  pain  much 
sooner  than  when  she  gave  up  to  it  and 
nursed  herself.     She  observed  this  espe- 


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cially,  because  some  claim  that  menstrua- 
tion is  a  natural  disability  that  prevents 
women  from  entering  the  professions, 
many  lines  of  business,  or  even  taking 
advantage  of  higher  education. 

It  is  now  proven  that  girls  taking  a  col- 
legiate course,  where  habits  are  regular, 
and  every  moment  is  profitably  employed, 
are  less  liable  to  irregularities  and  suffer- 
ing in  menstruation  than  girls  of  the  same 
age  in  an  irregular  home  life.  If  this 
activity  and  employment  can  be  accom- 
panied by  the  higher  meaning  of  men- 
struation, in  time  all  suffering  and  dis- 
ability will  cease.  Avoid  looking  forward 
to  the  time  for  each  period,  or  the  expec- 
tation of  pain.  Health  in  every  organ 
and  of  every  function  is  your  right. 

Should  pain  be  experienced,  however, 
lie   down,   cover   up    warmly   and    apply 


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artificial  heat.  A  hot-water  bag  is  both 
convenient  and  comfortable  for  this  pur- 
pose; have  one  that  holds  two  quarts,  fill 
two-thirds  full  of  water,  a  little  less  than 
boiling,  wrap  it  in  flannel  to  retain  the 
heat  and  apply  it  to  the  lower  part  of  the 
bowels.  Do  not  use  this  except  in  great 
necessity.  It  is  not  good  to  form  a  hot- 
water  bottle  habit,  any  more  than  a 
drug  or  stimulant  habit.  It  is  far  bet- 
ter to  master  the  pain  through  mental 
processes.  You  will  find  speedy  re- 
sults from  applying  the  teachings  in 
Koradine,  especially  in  Letters  XVII, 
XXIII,  XXX. 

Preventative  treatment  is  through  diver- 
sion and  activity.  It  is  a  way  of  forget- 
ting the  body,  which  always  serves  one 
best  when  least  noticed.  Find  out  some 
way  to  stop  thinking  about  it.    You  do 


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not  hold  yourself  in  a  chair,  you  let  the 
chair  hold  you;  so  if  pain  is  experienced 
take  your  mind  from  it,  leaving  the 
organs  to  do  their  work. 

It  will  be  a  great  help  to  say:  "I  let  go, 
I  give  up.  This  pain  does  not  belong  to 
me.  In  spirit  there  is  no  pain.  I  dwell 
in  the  law  of  spirit.  In  all  organs  the 
God-life  is  perfect." 

Prove  this  law;  make  yourself  master 
of  your  body.  You  have  within  yourself 
that  which  is  better  than  drugs  for  heal- 
ing. Simply  give  power  to  the  Life  that 
is  the  center  of  all  Life.  The  inner 
heart-life  shows  forth  in  health,  strength, 
and  beauty  according  to  your  knowledge 
of  its  law  and  your  obedience  to  it. 

The  ovum,  or  egg,  matures  and  is  taken 
up  by  the  finger-like  muscles  of  the  ovi- 
ducts at  the  time  of  menstruation.     To 


CREATIVE    LIFE  2$ 

reach  the  outer  world  it  passes  the  length 
of  the  oviduct,  the  canal  of  the  uterus 
and  the  vagina. 

Conception,  or  imp7'e^nation,  takes  place 
by  the  union  of  the  male  sperm  and  the 
female  germ.  The  fructifying  principle 
of  the  semen,  ejected  from  the  male 
organs,  unites  with  the  germ  or  ovum  to 
produce  a  child.  This  is  called  impreg- 
nation, and  this  state  is  pregnancy. 

Thus  begins  the  miracle  of  life,  the 
creation  of  a  new  being.  As  days  and 
months  advance  certain  signs  appear: 
the  menses  cease,  the  breasts  enlarge,  a 
deeper  color  forms  about  the  nipple,  the 
abdomen  enlarges,  about  the  twentieth 
week  distinct  fetal  motion  is  felt  (this  is 
often  called  fetal  life).  Life,  however, 
existed  from  the  beginning;  this  special 
activity  comes  with   the  growth  of  the 


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child  and  the  added  strength  of  its  mus- 
cles, and  is  considered  the  surest  sign  of 
pregnancy. 

The  uterus  is  the  nest  or  cradle  of  the 
baby  for  nine  months  before  it  is  born. 
All  this  time  the  child  is  called  a  fetus. 
Here  it  receives  nourishment  from  its 
mother.  Here,  too,  she  gives  it  joyous  or 
sorrowful  thoughts  that  may  affect  it 
throughout  life.  The  mother  may  give 
the  child  health  and  strength  and  mould 
its  character  in  many  ways  while  it  is  so 
warmly  protected  within  her  body.  When 
the  baby  has  been  in  the  womb  nine 
months,  or  280  days,  the  muscles  of  the 
womb  contract,  and  all  the  muscles  of  the 
pelvis  and  abdomen  are  called  into  action 
to  expel  it. 

Nature  has  made  wonderful  provision 
for  all  her  processes.    That  a  little  babe 


CREATIVE    LIFE  2^ 

can  grow  from  a  tiny  ^%%,  and  pass  easily 
and  quickly  from  the  closed  house  of  its 
mother's  body  to  the  outer  active  life  is  a 
sublime  miracle.  It  is  the  miracle  of 
motherhood. 

The  natural  desire  of  every  girl  as  she 
matures  is  to  become  a  mother.  The 
maternal  instinct  is  deeply  graven  in  her 
soul.  Accompanying  this  desire,  the. 
broad-minded,  educated  girl  sees  the 
need  of  preparation  to  make  herself 
worthy  of  the  calling  of  motherhood. 
She  must  have  her  body  fitted  for  all  of 
its  functions:  a  mind  trained  for  con- 
tinuous and  active  service,  and  a  spirit 
that  feels  in  her  deepest  nature  the  heart- 
throb of  All-life.  The  mother  nature  in 
her  reaches  out  and  demands  a  culture 
that  shall  give  of  her  best  to  the  child. 
She  not  only  seeks  strength  and  health 


28  CREATIVE    LIFE 

of  body,  but  adds  to  these  beauty  of  face 
and  grace  of  form. 

In  her  artistic  creation  she  long  since 
has  discarded  the  deformed .  models  of 
fashion  plates.  With  brush  and  pencil 
she  creates  or  copies  the  natural  human 
figure;  in  classic  art  she  finds  abundant 
illustrations  of  perfect  form  and  free 
artistic  clothing.     (See  Appendix.) 

The  athletic  girl,  proud  of  her  strength 
and  ability,  may  be  building  better  than 
she  knows.  To  have  a  well  developed 
biceps  and  free  chest  expansion  may  be 
things  of  which  to  boast.  To  have 
healthy  sexual  organs,  with  room  for 
fetal  development  and  strong  muscles  to 
expel  the  fetus,  will  throughout  her  life 
give  her  satisfaction.  Slowly  but  surely 
her  maternal  instinct  awakens  her  to  the 
fact  that  like  the   Greek    and   Spartan 


CREATIVE   LIFE  29 

mothers  she  requires  the  form,  figure  and 
grace  of  nature.  Her  quick  intuitive 
mind  discards  clothing  that  restricts  the 
activity  of  the  muscles  or  the  develop- 
ment of  a  perfect  figure.  It  is  the  mother 
of  her  that  calls  for  the  erect  carriage, 
free  movement  of  limb  and  poise  of 
body.  It  is  the  self-same  mother  that 
demands  room  abundant  for  stomach, 
liver  and  heart.  It  is  the  mother  nature 
that  calls  for  cozy,  roomy  quarters  for 
the  fetus.  It  is  the  mother  love  that 
sends  her  into  training  schools,  and 
mother's  classes,  that  she  may  be  pre- 
pared to  deal  with  her  child. 

No  matter  what  place  or  position  she 
aspires  to,  what  profession  or  business 
she  prepares  for,  she  should  also  have 
training  for  the  mother  calling. 

The  mother  love  impels   her   to  read 


30  CREATIVE   LIFE 

books  and  magazines  that  give  lessons  in 
child  training,  and  to  seek  the  schools 
that  have  special  courses  to  fit  her  for 
the  sacred  mission  of  motherhood. 

Sex-sense,  or  passion,  is  a  sign  of  matu- 
rity. The  seed  that  may  produce  another 
being  is  growing.  The  ovum  or  germ  of 
the  female  is  developing  to  unite  with  the 
sperm  of  the  male  to  create  a  child. 

Passion  is  a  gender-sense,  the  natural 
God-given  sex-sense,  the  calling  for  a 
mate.  All  animals  have  this  sex-sense 
and  nearly  all  of  them  have  special  sea- 
sons for  its  expression.  Each  spring  we 
enjoy  the  birds  as  they  express  sex-sense 
in  song  and  nest  building.  The  croaking 
of  the  frog  and  the  barnyard  calls  of  the 
domestic  animals  tell  of  the  mating 
season.  What  delight  we  take  in  the 
study  of  insects  and  animals.     The  com- 


CREATIVE   LIFE  3  I 

mon  housefly  and  the  much-despised 
spider,  as  we  come  to  know  their  sex 
habits  and  family  life,  fill  us  with  awe  and 
wonder. 

The  gender  -  sense  in  man  has  two 
offices,  that  of  loving  and  that  of  creating. 
Eyes  have  the  sense  of  sight  only,  ears 
the  sense  of  hearing,  while  the  sex-sense 
possesses  a  two-fold  nature.  Passion, 
then,  is  the  speech  of  love  and  the  speech 
of  creation;  both  require  training.  As 
weeducate  the  eye  to  enjoy  beautiful 
scenery  and  works  of  art,  as  we  develop 
the  sense  of  hearing  that  it  may  revel  in 
anthem  and  opera,  so  the  gender-sense 
may  be  trained  to  serve  one  either  in 
loving  or  in  creating. 

Passion  is  not  of  the  body.  It  is  the 
inherent,  attracting  and  impelling  power 
of  the  innermost  life,  the  God-life  of  man. 


32  CREATIVE    LIFE 

In-dwelling  in  his  deepest  nature  it  de- 
mands the  reverence  that  is  given  to  the 
sex-life  in  the  insect  and  the  animal. 
Passion,  as  a  loving  sense,  is  easily  thought 
of  as  separate  from  the  body.  One  loves 
with  heart  and  soul.  The  body  is  only  a 
means  of  expression,  the  instrument  of 
the  sex-sense.  A  young  girl  does  not 
need  the  personal  presence  of  her  lover 
to  make  her  feel  the  devotion  that  is 
deep  in  her  heart,  that  sends  the  blush  of 
pleasure  to  her  face  and  the  thrill  of  joy  to 
her  finger  tips.  Her  love-sense  is  calling 
for  love.  It  is  spirit,  not  body,  that  calls. 
The  passion,  on  the  other  hand,  that 
demands  a  new  creation  is  also  from  the 
spirit.  It  is  a  manifestation  of  the  inner 
life  through  the  outer^  It  is  the  creative 
spirit,  the  voice  of  the  Creator  speaking 
through   man.      Passion   or   sex-sense  is 


CREATIVE    LIFE  33 

the  instinct  for  the  preservation  of  one's 
kind.  Life  continually  manifests  itself  in 
new  creations;  in  man,  as  in  plant  and 
animal,  it  creates  another  life,  reproduces 
another  of  its  kind. 

The  impulse  to  do,  to  create,  to  per- 
petuate life  comes  from  the  spirit.  The 
physical  body  alone  has  no  power  to  re- 
produce itself.  Since  the  creative  instinct 
is  from  the  spirit,  its  manifestations  must 
be  in  the  spirit.  The  creation  of  a  new 
being  is  not  at  all  necessary  for  the  ful- 
fillment of  the  creative  passion;  the 
variety  of  ways  to  express  it  is  infinite. 
Art  is  creation;  the  creative  sense  put  to 
use.  The  artist  works  passion  into  a  pic- 
ture. He  moulds  clay  and  chisels  marble 
because  of  the  impelling,  pushing  power 
to  create.  When  signs  of  this  creative 
power  come  throbbing  and  pulsating  in 


34  CREATIVE    LIFE 

every  fiber,  it  shows  renewed  ability  to 
create.  This  inner  force  can  be  used  for 
some  special  service.  Knowing  that  the 
sex-sense  Is  of  the  spirit  gives  the  ability 
to  control  its  power  and  appropriate  It  to 
definite  uses. 

Passion  should  be  treated  as  a  voice  or 
power  Impelling  you  to  do,  to  form,  to 
work.  Say  quickly,  "What  new  work  Is 
before  me?  I  am  a  creator.  What  shall 
I  create?"  You  know  you  have  strength 
and  ability  to  do  greater  things  than  ever 
before.  Demand  of  the  spiritual  self  to 
know  what  that  work  may  be.  Listen, 
listen  to  the  voice;  your  intuition,  or  the 
divine  life,  will  answer.  As  you  think, 
plan  and  work  for  fulfillment,  the  phys- 
ical sign  disappears,  and  your  conscious- 
ness of  greater  spiritual  power  Is  awaken- 
ing. 


CREATIVE   LIFE  35 

No  base  or  ignoble  thoughts  of  the 
reproductive  function  can  ever  enter  the 
mind  which  knows  this  law.  If  you  do 
not  already  grasp  the  meaning,  the  fol- 
lowing letters  will  aid  you  to  understand 
it  more  clearly. 

Dear  Dr.  Stockham:  —  When  I  read 
your  great  book,  Tokology,  and  looked  at 
your  portrait,  for  the  first  time  in  my  life  I 
felt  that  I  had  found  one  in  whom  I  could 
confide,  and  from  whom  I  might  hope  for 
real  help. 

Very  early  in  life  I  became  addicted  to 
a  bad,  secret  habit.  It  does  not  seem  as 
if  I  ever  learned  it.  I  seemed  always  to 
have  had  it;  nor  did  I  know  I  was  doing 
wrong  until  about  eighteen  years  of  age, 
when  my  conscience  seemed  to  tell  me  it 
was  not  right.  I  was  a  professing  Chris- 
tian, and  I  began  to  feel  that  any  secret 


36  CREATIVE    LIFE 

propensity,  no  matter  what  the  pleasure 
it  gave,  could  not  be  right. 

Sometime  afterward  I  read  of  the  fear- 
ful results  that  would  follow  this  habit;  I 
soon  decided  that  I  must  stop  I  made 
up  my  mind  to  conquer  the  habit  solely 
by  my  own  will  power,  but  utterly  failed. 
Humbled,  I  sought  Divine  help;  but  for  a 
long  time  it  seemed  that  to  stop  the  sun 
in  his  course  would  prove  as  easy  a  task 
as  to  abandon  the  habit  entirely. 
■  At  twenty-two,  a  year  after  graduating, 
I  went  out  to  China  as  a  missionary. 
For  more  than  two  years  I  realized  what 
it  was  to  be  kept  by  the  power  of  God; 
but  like  many  a  drunkard,  I  began  to 
think  I  was  safe,  and  neglected  to  be  as 
watchful  and  prayerful  as  I  should  have 
been,  and,  being  overtaken  by  tempta- 
tion, yielded  several  times.    The  desire  is 


CREATIVE    LIFE  37 

Still  there,  and  what  I  want  to  know  is 
this: 

What  course  of  treatment  will  succeed 
in  destroying  the  desire? 

Should  I  entertain  the  idea  of  mar- 
riage? 

What  effect  will  the  past  have  upon 
the  marriage  relation? 

I  do  not  expect  to  be  married  for  a 
year  or  more.  My  intended  husband  is 
also  a  missionary.  I  am  in  perfect 
health,  but  have  a  poor  memory.  I  take 
frequent  baths  and  live   an   abstemious 

life.     Please  advise  me  at .     If  you 

can  offer  relief,  I  shall  always  be 

Gratefully  yours,  C. 

To  this  earnest  appeal  I  sent  the  fol- 
lowing reply: 

Dear  Miss  C: — I  thank  you  most  sin- 
cerely for  your  confidence.    There  cer- 


38  CREATIVE    LIFE 

tainly  must  be  help  for  you  as  you  so 
greatly  desire  it.  I  think  you  would  not 
have  had  such  a  struggle  if  you  had 
understood  that  passion  is  simply  the  evi- 
dence or  sign  of  creative  power.  It  does 
not  follow  that  this  creative  power  should 
be  devoted  to  procreation,  for  it  may  be 
used  in  any  good  work.  Now,  according 
to  your  attitude  of  mind  will  be  your 
experience.  When  the  feeling  comes  op, 
say,  "Yes,  I  know  I  am  a  creator.  What 
am  I  to  do?"  It  may  be  to  form  plans, 
help  another,  to  teach  school,  to  build  a 
home,  or  whatever  comes  before  you  in 
your  life  work.  Respond  cjuickly.  At 
once  think  out  your  plans,  create,  and  lo! 
what  you  call  temptation  is  gone.  It  is  a 
call  from  God.  Do  you  know  we  are 
wrong  in  attaching  baseness  to  these  feel- 
ings?    Get  that  idea  out  of  your  mind. 


CREATIVE    LIFE  39 

The  treatment  most  surely  lies  in  fol- 
lowing the  law.  Turn  your  creative 
power  to  good  uses,  to  tremendous  uses, 
if  need  be.  Your  consecration  to  good 
work  is  all  right,  now  consecrate  espe- 
cially your  creative  powers.  Every  indi- 
cation of  passion  must  be  treated  as  a 
call  from  God  for  some  new  work — some 
creation.  Put  your  mind  to  work  to 
know  what  it  is. 

It  is  not  the  body  that  calls;  it  is  the 
spirit,  and  obedience  is  the  cure. 

Say  over  and  over  again,  "I  am  a  cre- 
ator. What  am  I  to  produce?"  Listen, 
listen,  and  God  will  answer. 

Yours  sincerely,  A.  B.  S. 

No  letter  ever  gave  me  such  real  joy  as 
her  answer.  Believing  that  the  perusal 
of  it  will  be  helpful  to  many,  I  quote  with 
the  writer's  permission. 


40  CREATIVE    LIFE 

Dear  Doctor: — Your  letter  was  re- 
ceived several  weeks  ago  when  I  was 
away  on  a  tour  speaking  at  missionary 
meetings. 

Really,  I  do  not  know  when  I  have 
been  at  such  a  loss  for  words  as  I  am  in 
finding  any  that  will  correctly  and  suffi- 
ciently express  my  gratitude  for  what 
you  have  done  for  me. 

For  a  long  time  I  have  thought  that 
the  work  of  the  christian  physician  is 
such  a  noble  one  that  it  is  second  only  to 
that  of  the  christian  minister  and  mis- 
sionary. Since  receiving  your  letter  it 
has  seemed  as  though  I  might  go  farther 
than  that,  and  place  it  before  that  of  the 
christian  ministry;  but  perhaps  it  would 
be  more  nearly  correct  to  feel  that,  in 
your  particular  case,  both  offices  are  com- 
bined, for  who  could  better  minister  to 


CREATIVE   LIFE  4I 

the  soul,  or  teach  a  spiritual  truth  of 
more  vital  importance  than  you  have 
done  in  my  case? 

As  I  read  and  re-read  that  part  of  your 
letter  in  relation  to  the  cure,  and  began 
to  comprehend  its  full  meaning  and  bear- 
ing, I  felt  as  I  have  done  at  important 
crises  of  my  life  when  some  new  spiritual 
truth  has  fully  dawned  upon  me,  and  I 
have  taken  a  great  stride  in  the  Christian 
life,  and  my  feeling  towards  you  was 
more  than  that  of  gratitude  and  admira- 
tion. You  have  done  me  good  for  life, 
as  you  have  done  many  others,  and  who 
knows  how  much  good  to  future  genera- 
tions? 

Were  I  to  send  you  five  times  the 
amount  you  charged,  you  would  be  no 
more  nearly  paid  for  what  you  have  done 
for  me  than  by  the  amount  named.      1 


42  CREATIVE    LIFE 

take  the  knowledge  gained  as  a  gift  from 
God,  through  you  His  agent,  realizing 
that  thereby  my  responsibility  is  in- 
creased, and  knowing  that  from  Him  you 
will  receive  your  reward. 

All  being  well,  I  shall  be  married  at 
home  in  August  and  return  at  once  to 
China.  I  may  go  by  Chicago.  If  I 
should  do  so,  it  would  be  a  very  great 
satisfaction  to  me  to  have  the  honor  of 
meeting  you  and  the  privilege  of  thank- 
ing you  in  person  for  what  you  have  done 
for  me.  Sincerely  yours, 

C. 

One  may  or  may  not  know  the  exact 
anatomy  and  functions  of  all  the  organs 
of  reproduction;  the  important  thing  is, 
to  understand  that  the  creative  power  is 
from  the  spirit,  is  the  life  principle  itself, 
and  can  be  trained  to  noble  uses  in  much 


CREATIVE   LIFE  43 

the  same  way  that  the  kindergartner 
trains  the  impulses  and  activities  of  a 
child. 

Should  you  awaken  at  night  or  in  the 
morning  and  be  reminded  of  creative 
power,  instantly  think  what  in  the  near 
future  you  have  to  do,  and  plan  at  once 
for  its  execution.  Perhaps  you  have  an 
essay  to  write,  a  dress  to  make,  a  picture 
to  paint,  a  lesson  to  give;  whatever  it  is, 
concentrate  your  mind  on  its  fulfillment, 
on  making  it  the  best  of  its  kind.  Soon, 
in  this  very  mental  work,  the  creative 
force  is  used  and  the  sign  is  forgotten. 

Should  you  be  in  bondage  to  erroneous 
habits  or  bad  uses  of  the  body,  be  patient 
and  persistent  in  your  affirmation  that 
the  creative  functions  belong  to  the  best 
side  of  your  life,  and  that  they  must  be 
devoted  to  good  uses. 


44  CREATIVE    LIFE 

Do  not  forget  the  power  of  words. 
Over  and  over  again  declare: 

'I  have  life,  health  and  strength,"  and 
health,  strength  and  vigor  become  yours. 

"I  live  the  life  of  the  spirit,"  and  by  the 
law  of  spirit  you  experience  dominion 
over  the  flesh. 

"Sex-sense  is  God-given  and  God  only 
rules  my  life." 

Thus,  dear  girls,  knowing  that  the 
creative  principle  has  its  source  in  life 
itself,  in  the  Divine  Life,  and  knowing 
that  it  may  be  consecrated  to  wise  and 
useful  purposes,  you  free  yourself  from 
bad  habits.  Your  lives  become  a  con- 
stant joy  to  yourselves  and  to  all  who 
know  you.  You  grow  in  strength  and 
goodness,  and  have  confidence  in  that 
strength  and  goodness. 

You  see  it  is  only  the  principle  so  often 


CREATIVE    LIFE  45 

given  in  Koradine.  Darkness  cannot 
enter  where  there  is  light,  nor  disease 
where  there  is  health.  So,  too,  immoral 
thoughts  cannot  enter  where  the  life- 
producing  power  is  consecrated  to  good 
uses;  for  then  you  have  purity  of  purpose 
followed  by  purity  of  conduct. 

Live,  live  hourly  and  momently  in  the 
thought  of  the  indwelling  presence  and 
power  of  the  omnipresent  good  or  God. 
Sow  the  thought  seeds  for  good  only,  and 
then  surely  you  will  reap  good  in  every 
phase  of  life. 

1388  Washington  Boul,  Chicago. 
January,  1904. 


APPENDIX 

KORADINE    CLUBS 

Not  only  in  America,  but  also  in  Eng- 
land, many  clubs  have  been  formed  in 
which  Koradine  has  been  used  as  a  text- 
book and  guide. 

Girls  revel  in  the  lives  of  all  the  char- 
acters and  find  in  the  book  incentives  for 
original  and  creative  work. 

A  Koradine  Club  at  Evanston,  Illinois, 
had  weekly  meetings  in  which  the  mem- 
bers read  the  Letters,  discussed  the 
philosophy,  and  enacted  its  scenes.  Thir- 
teen bright,  beautiful  and  industrious 
girls  had  lived  the  lives  of  Elizabeth, 
Katherine,  Phil,  Tommy  and  all  the  rest. 
From  time  to  time  they  gave  enter- 
tainments;   among  them  a  Japanese  Tea, 

4& 


APPENDIX  47 

a  Visit  to  the  Pyramids,  a  Parliamentary 
Drill,  and  a  Pastry  Party;  in  this  latter, 
serving  dainties  and  confections  of  their 
own  making. 

Near  the  close  of  the  club  year,  the 
girls,  as  a  result  of  their  reading  and 
study,  gave  a  Dress  Exhibit.  Teachers, 
parents  and  friends  were  invited.  The 
original  creations  and  the  bright,  spark- 
ling essays  evinced  even  greater  interest 
than  in  the  dress  drill  of  the  book. 

The  young  girls,  so  bright  and  quick 
witted,  seemed  readily  to  grasp  ideas  per- 
taining to  the  art  and  philosophy  of  dress 
that  had  taken  older  heads  many  years 
to  evolve.  Many  of  their  bright  sayings 
are  stiH^  fresh  in  my  memory. 

At  the  Dress  Exhibit,  Jessie  Brown 
wore  a  nurse's  dress  and  cap,  she  said,  to 
nurse  her  sorrow  because  she  could  not 


48 


APPENDIX 


afford  to  make  an  artistic  gown.  Really 
the  dress  she  wore  proved  a  fnie  work  of 
art,  as  it  was  extremely  becoming  to  her, 


and  so  well  adapted  to  its  use.  The 
staid  little  maiden  in  a  seersucker  dress, 
white  cap,  cuffs  and  apron,  looked  ready 


APPENDIX 


49 


for  service  in  war  or  in  hospital.  Wear- 
ing broad  soft  slippers,  she  stepped 
daintily    upon    the    platform,    and    with 


sweet    dignity   read    an    original    poem, 
"The  Nurse  and  Her  Tea." 

Gertrude  Longley  looked  a  born  house- 


50  APPENDIX 

keeper  in  a  white  short  gown  of  Turkish 
toweling,  with  elbow  sleeves  and  a  square 
neck.  The  pink  cord  at  her  waist,  and 
the  pink  ribbon  in  her  hair  matched  the 
bloom  on  her  check.  She  explained  that 
the  material  was  chosen  because  it  could 
be  washed  and  boiled  and  in  drying  could 
be  shaken  out,  and  needed  no  ironing; 
that  two  dresses  in  one  week  would  keep 
her  tidy  and  nice,  while  some  girls  could 
wear  one  more  than  a  week.  She  also 
said  that  cotton  crepe  may  be  preferred 
by  some,  as  it  is  a  lighter  weight  goods. 
This  goods  requires  no  ironing,  but  is 
warranted  to  shrink  in  washing.  Ging- 
hams, percales  and  prints  are  all  dainty 
and  suitable  for  housekeepers. 

Lulu  Clark  showed  several  styles  of 
bloomers,  all  of  which  were  modifica- 
tions  of  gymnasium   and    bathing   suits. 


APPENDIX 


51 


Those  she  wore  were  made  from  the  pat- 
tern of  a  divided  skirt,  and  were  simply  a 
combination  of  a  waist 
and  full  drawers,  with 
elastic  bands  at  the  wrist 
and  knee.  She  said:  "I 
never  wear  a  skirt  when 
riding  my  wheel.  This 
garment  insures  safety 
and  freedom.  Last  sum- 
mer, while  with  a  party 
spending  a  month  in  the 
Lake  Superior  mining 
country  I  had  no  desire 
or  need  to  wear  any 
other  dress.  If  one  wants 
a  royal  good  time  climbing  mountains  or 
camp  life  she  should  try  the  comfort  and 
freedom  of  bloomers." 

Franc  Mason  spoke  of  her  tailor-made 


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52 


APPENDIX 


Utility  dress  as  being  in  a  class  of  many 
types.  The  first  requirement  was  to  have 
the  suit  adapted  to  its  use.     The  clerk  at 

a  glove  or  lace 
counter  would 
scarcely  find  the 
dress  of  a  fruit 
grower  or  factory 
girl  suitable  to  her 
vocation.  The 
traveling  sales- 
woman or  the  bee- 
keeper each  has 
requirements  for 
the  calling  she  fol- 
lows. Her  own 
dress  was  of  blue 
serge,  with  a  plain  short  skirt  attached  to 
a  broad  girdle,  and  broad  bands  going 
from  this  over   the  shoulders.      In   cool 


APPENDIX 


53 


weather  this  skirt  is  worn  with  a  waist  of 
blue  velveteen;  in  warm  weather  an  ordi- 
nary shirt  waist  is  more  comfortable. 

Grace  Howard 
read  from  Kora- 
dine  the  chapter 
on  Artistic  Gowns. 
She  wore  a  dress 
of  her  own  mak- 
ing, of  white  nuns- 
veiling,  made  in  a 
Greek  gown  with 
long  flowing 
sleeves. 

She  said:  "Some 
claim  that  there 
are  many  sides  to 
the  dress  question;  to  me,  however,  the 
artistic  side  includes  all  the  others.  A 
dress  that  is   true   to   art  is   adapted  to 


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54  APPENDIX 

its  purpose  and  to  the  wearer,  and  hence 
adds  to  her  beauty.  It  is  her  own  crea- 
tion and  is  a  part  of  herself." 

Grace  exhibited  several  gowns  which 
she  had  borrowed  from  a  lady,  who  for 
many  years  had  made  a  study  of  dress 
from  the  artistic  side.  Some  of  these 
were  modified  empire  gowns;  some 
dainty  robes,  exquisite  in  color,  fabric 
and  finish.  It  was  noticeable  that  none 
of  the  gowns,  whether  belonging  to  the 
utility  or  artistic  class,  were  made  with 
skirt  and  waist  separate.  She  empha- 
sized the  fact  that  bands  and  bones 
weaken  the  muscles  of  the  waist  and  the 
abdomen.  -Nature  never  intended  a 
waist  line,  and  the  one  provided  by  fash- 
ion is  both  inartistic  and  useless. 

The  leader,  in  closing,  said  that  these 
girls  in  their  studies  had  come  to  have 


APPENDIX  55 

great  reverence  for  the  functions  of 
maternity,  and  she  was  sure  that  as  they 
came  into  the  sweet  experiences  of 
motherhood,  they  would  have  both  the 
knowledge  and  the  desire  to  adopt  the 
costume  best  fitted  to  the  requirements 
of  the  expectant  mother.  Their  gowns 
will  not  only  be  artistic  but  will  give  free- 
dom to  bodily  movements  and  increase  of 
size.  The  girls  of  to-day  are  very  inde- 
pendent in  thought  and  action,  that  as  a 
natural  consequence  their  very  dress  ex- 
presses their  ideals.  Dress  is  one  of  the 
signs  of  a  girl's  character;  it  is  the  out- 
picturing  of  her  inmost  life. 

The  natural  girl  is  no  longer  a  fashion 
plate  for  her  companions  to  imitate,  but 
in  fabric,  color  and  adornment  she  adapts 
her  attire  to  her  own  form,  to  her  com- 
plexion and  to  her  chosen  pursuit.     She 


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exercises  care  in  the  choice  of  her  mate- 
rial and  adornment;  all  of  which  repre- 
sents individual  characteristics  and  shows 
that  as  she  fashions  her  garments,  so  she 
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